A suspected thief abandoned a car stolen from Bend after getting the vehicle high-centered and stuck on rocks following a police pursuit through Redmond and onto a gravel and dirt road leading out of town early Sunday morning, deputies reported.
The stolen vehicle, a 1995 Dodge Intrepid, failed to yield to emergency lights about 4:15 a.m. June 17 when a Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputy attempted a traffic stop for traveling the wrong way on SW Glacier ... [full story]

A 36-year old woman from Crooked River Ranch was seriously injured and airlifted to the hospital Saturday afternoon in a car versus motorcycle collision when a car pulled out in front of her Harley Davidson near Terrebonne, deputies reported.
Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies and Redmond Fire personnel responded to the scene at NW Lower Bridge Way and NW 31st Street about 4:40 p.m., June 16, Deputy Kyle Joye and Sgt. Chad Davis wrote in a ... [full story]

Residents within a 400-foot radius of a natural gas line that was accidentally ruptured by construction workers in southwest Redmond Saturday morning were evacuated for about four hours while repairs were made, police reported.
Redmond Police Officer Jonny Dickson said the rupture at the intersection of SW 27th Street and SW Wickiup Avenue was reported shortly after 7:30 a.m., June 16. Police and fire units responded to the area, and the residents were evacuated.
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Two young men were arrested early Friday and charged with second-degree burglary after deputies saw them running across the street carrying property allegedly stolen from a nearby garage.
Abel Carrillo (left), and David Brito (right) - CCJ photos Abel Carrillo, 21, of Prineville, and 19-year old David Brito of Madras were taken into custody and lodged in the Crook County Jail about 12:40 a.m. June, 15, Sgt. Russ Wright reported in a news release.
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A Chiloquin man, allegedly driving drunk and wanted on eight outstanding warrants, was arrested Thursday afternoon after leading police on a 10-mile car chase at speeds nearing 110 mph on Highway 97 and a US Forest Service road south of Gilchrist, troopers reported.
Edwin Lee Harris - KCSO photo According to a news release, about 4:45 p.m. on June 14 Oregon State Police (OSP) Trooper Don Newcomb was responding to a citizen’s report of a possible ... [full story]

Grants also awarded to assist former employees of TTM Technologies in Dallas, and Weyerhauser’s Bauman Plywood in Lebanon
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a $490,930 grant to provide assistance to approximately 100 workers affected by the closure of Seaswirl Boats in Culver, Ore.
“This $490,930 grant will help workers access employment services and training opportunities so they can transition to new jobs in growing industries,” said Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao.
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All three counties in Central Oregon saw their unemployment rates drop from April to May. Both Crook and Deschutes County saw their rates drop more than expected. Deschutes County had the lowest rate at 4.1 percent, while Jefferson County had the highest at 6.2 percent.
Crook County: The county’s unemployment rate declined to 5.3 percent in May, down 0.8 percentage point from April. The decline was more than expected for the month, and the rate ... [full story]

Oregon State police announced this morning that Highway 20E about 60 miles east of Bend near Hampton has reopened following a nearly six-hour closure prompted by a fire burning a semi-truck trailer loaded with cardboard.
Hwy. 20E about 60 miles east of Bend was shut down for hours when a trailer full of cardboard bound for recycling caught fire - OSP photos
According to a news release, a Kenworth truck towing a flatbed semi-trailer was traveling ... [full story]

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday announced with sadness the death of “Koda”, a police dog who has served with the agency since February of this year.
A Belgian Malinois is a breed similar in appearance to a German Shepard. According to Captain Tim Edwards, Koda, a Belgian Malinois (pronounced MAL-in-wah), and his handler were off duty and visiting out of the area when the dog forced his way out of a portable kennel in ... [full story]

A 16-year-old driver was airlifted to the hospital after her vehicle drifted onto the gravel shoulder of the roadway in Powell Butte early yesterday morning and flipped over, pinning her underneath, deputies reported.
According to Crook County Sheriff’s Deputy Sgt. Jim Chapman, the driver, whose name was not released, was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle during the crash at 10208 NW Cornet Loop about 7:30 a.m., June 13.
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An 18-year-old Prineville woman escaped serious injury when she swerved her pickup to avoid hitting a deer on O’Neil Highway in Crook County, Oregon Tuesday evening, deputies reported.
Jenny Jones, 18, of Prineville was treated and released by paramedics at the scene of the accident near milepost 12 on O’Neil Highway about 9:30 p.m., Crook County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Seaney said.
Jones told police she was driving east in a 1986 Nissan pickup when a ... [full story]

Portland’s David Kelleher Leads a Team Dedicated to Racing and Raising Funds for MS in sports event held at Sunriver
SUNRIVER, Ore. - Award-winning Portland business owner and multiple sclerosis (MS) fighter David Kelleher will lead more than 20 other Team DefeatMS members as they walk, run, ride, swim and splash their way to raising funds for MS research at the Pacific Crest Weekend Sports Festival. The three-day, multi-sport festival takes place June 22-24, 2007, ... [full story]

Oregon State Police detectives have tentatively identified remains found in Central Oregon as a missing man from the McMinnville area. A detective assisted by two National Guard members found the remains Wednesday afternoon as they searched a section of BLM property east of Redmond.
The detective was searching the remote area about 100-yards southwest of where the missing couple’s motor home was found abandoned about one year ago, OSP Lt. Gregg Hastings wrote in a ... [full story]